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ability (n.) power or knowledge; skill
amiable (adj.) friendly; good natured and pleasant
bliss (n.) complete joy or happiness
blissful (adj) very happy; joyful
caress (v.) to touch in a tender or loving way
caress (n.) a tender or loving touch or hug
clutch (v.) to grasp or hold tightly to
clutch (n.) the part of a machine that connects and disconnects the power from the rest of the machine
coax (v.) to persuade or urge in a gentle way
furious (adj.) very, very angry
furious (adj.) very fast, strong, or wild
fury (n.) great anger
fury (n.) wild and uncontrolled force
gesture (n.) a movement of the arm or hand
gesture (n.) something done to show one's feelings
gesture (v.) to make a movement of the arm or hand
mope (v.) to be sad and gloomy; to lose interest in the things that usually bring pleasure
prefer (v.) to like better; to choose first
preference (n.) that which is preferred
recover (v.) to get back to a normal state; to get well again
recover (v.) to get back what was lost or stolen
recovery (n.) a return to a normal state
recovery (n.) the act of getting back what was lost or stolen
replace (v.) to take the place of
replace (v.) to put back in place
replacement (n.) a person or thing that takes the place of another
request (v.) to ask for
request (n.) the thing asked for
separate (v.) to set or keep apart
separate (adj.) not together; not joined
shun (v.) to take special pains to avoid; to keep away from
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